The Board remands the claim for a new medical opinion to determine if the Veteran's current shoulder strain is related to his military service.
The deciding factor: The previous nexus opinion was found inadequate as it contradicted evidence from the examination and did not establish a relationship between the claimed condition and in-service events.
- Claimed conditions
- left arm limitation of motion, shoulders
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 25, 2025
- Citation
- A25027680
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,341 · Granted: 33% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
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